Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141418181818171716161616161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)529521514487460437522632632617589542940929917906883816754773800752642633
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassonononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
0.85
5:04PM
1.28
5:21AM
0.88
5:54PM
1.27
6:12AM
0.90
6:44PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
-0.03
11:36PM
0.03
11:18AM
-0.05
12:23AM
0.03
12:10PM
-0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:09-------6:09-------6:09-----
Sunset-----6:44-------6:44-------6:44--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------1-1---1121-----122
Temp. °C272629313130282827272931303028282727293130292827
Feels °C (?)312933323333323230303333323332313030333331313130
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